KUALA LUMPUR - A total of 112 individuals and 49 houses were impacted by a gas pipeline fire, caused by a leak, at Jalan Putra Harmoni, Putra Heights, Subang Jaya, Selangor, this morning.
Selangor deputy police chief DCP Mohd Zaini Abu Hassan said that the 112 injured victims involved residents of Taman Harmoni and Kampung Kuala Kuala Sungai Baharu.
"Among them, 63 individuals were transported to Cyberjaya, Serdang, and Putrajaya Hospitals for further treatment, due to burns, respiratory issues, and other injuries.
"The remaining 49 victims received initial treatment at the Sri Maha Kaliamman temple, in Subang Jaya,” he said in a press conference at the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) and Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) Special Operations Centre, today.
Mohd Zaini also said that two temporary evacuation centres have been set up, at the Nurul Iman Mosque and the Putra Heights Mosque, to shelter the affected victims. - BERNAMA